There’s nothing quite like the energy of competing on one’s home court. After not playing at home since last April, graduate student Abby Van Winkle recalled what it’s like to play a match on Mapes Beach. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Abby Van Winkle spikes the ball over the net. Van Winkle was an AVCA All-American in 2022. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. at 8:44 p.m. Braving the elements of windy Queen’s Beach, the Bruins staked their claim in the sand of NCAA Beach Volleyball. Read more...
Photo: Senior Lexy Denaburg spikes the ball over the net. Denaburg took home Most Outstanding Player in the Bruins first tournament of the season this weekend. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:28 p.m. Starting the year as the top team in the nation, the Bruins have much at stake in their first tournament of the season. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jaden Whitmarsh serves the ball over the net. Whitmarsh finished the 2022 season with a 22-5 record in two-set matches. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Stein Metzger can take credit for five of the national championship trophies displayed in the J.D. Morgan Center. But during his freshman year on the UCLA men’s volleyball team, he almost considered leaving Westwood – all because he was homesick. Read more...
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Baseball Jay Fenn, Daily Bruin staff Best case: College World Series appearance Although UCLA baseball lost its top three pitchers – right-handers Thatcher Hurd, Jared Karros and Max Rajcic – to LSU, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Read more...
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As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruin alumni representing. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will take a look at the standout performances of former UCLA greats from the past week as we count down the days until fall. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA beach volleyball player Sarah Sponcil dives for a ball during her time with the Bruins. Sponcil picked up her first career Association of Volleyball Professionals title Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 8 at 11:10 p.m. It came down to court one. And, despite a third-set lead from their top pair, the Bruins will not be playing in the final dual of the season for the first time since 2017. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 3 seed UCLA beach volleyball look on at the play of their court one teammates in a dual against No. 5 seed Florida State on Sunday. The blue and gold lost a third-set tiebreaker on the top court, handing the Seminoles the final point of the dual and ending its season before the NCAA tournament final for the first time since 2017. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
